When I Was a Child: Based on a True Story of Love, Death, and Survival on the Kansas Prairie
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Published by Outskirts Press, 2011
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- Title
- When I Was a Child: Based on a True Story of Love, Death, and Survival on the Kansas Prairie
- Author
- Needham, T L
- Publisher
- Outskirts Press
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- very_good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1432771361
- ISBN 13
- 9781432771362
GOLD MEDAL WINNER -- GLOBAL EBOOK AWARDS
BEST COVER -- HONORABLE MENTION -- GLOBAL EBOOK AWARDS
BRONZE MEDAL AWARD WINNER -- READERS FAVORITE
FINALIST -- USA BOOK NEWS.COM BEST BOOKS AWARDS
FINALIST -- WRITER'S DIGEST 19th INDIE BOOK AWARDS
This multi-award winning, 240 page book, based on a true story, opens on D-Day, June 6, 1944 . . . Louis Pfeifer, an 82nd Airborne paratrooper is about to commit to combat, while he recalls that on Ash Wednesday, 1926, a young couple, Alex and Theresa, left their six children home on the farm. They drove through heavy rains to attend Mass in town. That's when the temperature dropped fast, and the heavy rain became a snowy windswept blizzard.
Only one of them would survive that night.
A Stunning Story of Love, Death, and Survival on the Kansas Prairie.
The terrible loss upended the lives of this working-class family in ways no one could have expected. Through it all, the ironclad bonds of love held them together as they endured the Great Depression and an unceasing string of trials, losses, and hardships.
Based on actual events, When I Was a Child documents the inner strength, courage, and sheer grit that steadied the couple's children through loss, economic crises, tornados, dust storms and war. Focusing on the extraordinary life of Louis Pfeifer, this vividly rendered book juxtaposes vignettes of a tragic past--the loss of a mother, father, and grandmother--against Louis's harrowing experiences as an 82nd Airborne paratrooper and prisoner of war during World War II. What emerges is an inspirational story of love and family bonds as Louis and his siblings grow up to become devoted, successful parents--despite all odds.
Powerful, honest, and unflinching, When I Was a Child is about the suffering that life inflicts--and the bravery that gets us to the other side, becoming much wiser and stronger along the way.
The terrible loss upended the lives of this working-class family in ways no one could have expected. Through it all, the ironclad bonds of love held them together as they endured the Great Depression and an unceasing string of trials, losses, and hardships.
Based on actual events, When I Was a Child documents the inner strength, courage, and sheer grit that steadied the couple's children through loss, economic crises, tornados, dust storms and war. Focusing on the extraordinary life of Louis Pfeifer, this vividly rendered book juxtaposes vignettes of a tragic past--the loss of a mother, father, and grandmother--against Louis's harrowing experiences as an 82nd Airborne paratrooper and prisoner of war during World War II. What emerges is an inspirational story of love and family bonds as Louis and his siblings grow up to become devoted, successful parents--despite all odds.
Powerful, honest, and unflinching, When I Was a Child is about the suffering that life inflicts--and the bravery that gets us to the other side, becoming much wiser and stronger along the way.
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About the Author
T. L. Needham, is an award winning author and a native of Kansas City. He grew up with tales of survival of his mother's family, who endured life during the 1920s and 1930s in western Kansas. This inspired him to write the historic memoir--When I Was A Child, which was honored as GOLD MEDAL AWARD -- GLOBAL EBOOKS, HONORABLE MENTION, BEST COVER -- GLOBAL EBOOK AWARDS and a FINALISTS by USA BOOK NEWS--BEST BOOKS AWARD in the category of History-USA. In addition, this book has been awarded the BRONZE MEDAL by READERS FAVORITE, a national book review/literary critic/author services firm.
Needham also published a collection of poetry--PESKY POEMS, which was awarded a SILVER MEDAL by READERS FAVORITE. His most recent book is --KITTY CLAUS, awarded a GOLD MEDAL by READERS FAVORITE, is a charming children's Christmas story-poem, with wonderful illustrations.
His publishing background is extensive. Needham published--When I Was A Child, in 2011, --Pesky Poems, a collection, in 2008, and KITTY CLAUS in 2013. He is the author of--Winning and Keeping Relocation Business (1986). Needham also founded and wrote forRelocation/Realty UPDATE news magazine during the 1980s and 90s, and was an owner/editor/publisher of Kansas City Parent magazine. Needham was a national speaker and trainer on corporate relocation and real estate issues during the 1980s and 1990s.
Needham also published a collection of poetry--PESKY POEMS, which was awarded a SILVER MEDAL by READERS FAVORITE. His most recent book is --KITTY CLAUS, awarded a GOLD MEDAL by READERS FAVORITE, is a charming children's Christmas story-poem, with wonderful illustrations.
His publishing background is extensive. Needham published--When I Was A Child, in 2011, --Pesky Poems, a collection, in 2008, and KITTY CLAUS in 2013. He is the author of--Winning and Keeping Relocation Business (1986). Needham also founded and wrote forRelocation/Realty UPDATE news magazine during the 1980s and 90s, and was an owner/editor/publisher of Kansas City Parent magazine. Needham was a national speaker and trainer on corporate relocation and real estate issues during the 1980s and 1990s.
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